Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) talks coal – Of course, coal is going down, but Manchin talks a good game while mugging for the cameras and trying to convince the folks back home he’s not selling them out on every issue.

The most necessary prerequisite to avoiding error is being born again by faith in Jesus Christ through God’s glorious grace and belief in the gospel of our salvation. Apart from salvation any person is operating under the deceit and delusion of the devil, the flesh and this fallen world system. As unredeemed sinners we have a heart that is primed for the lies of our sinful flesh and the deception of Satan.

Churches from Florida to Kansas and Illinois to California are picking up the trend. One purchased a nearby bank building, staffed it with volunteers, and opened for people to drive through. The church uses the bank’s deposit tube for people who want to write down their prayer requests rather than speak to a church member. The strategy is working. People have asked volunteers to pray for family members and other problems; one woman asked the church to pray for her daughter, who had moved to Israel and was entering the Israeli army.

“Want to spend time with God–BUT you’re too busy? Say “Hi!” to God on your way home from work! Pull into our drive-through prayer lanes! 8 lanes, No Waiting!”

The world we live in today isn’t much different from ancient Babylon or the 1890s and 1920s. It’s decadence like we’ve never seen before. The money’s still flowing and people just want to enjoy themselves. Abortion, homosexuality, euthanasia, drugs, and free sex are their idea of a ‘good’ time. They don’t know that they’re laughing their way to hell, but the church doesn’t seem to care. People who still publicly hold to the Word are entertaining themselves instead. They’ve abandoned their God-given mission to preach repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.

The end times will be a time of two Americas. For the very few who are true believers, it will be a time of witnessing. For those in the “Corporate Church” and Big Religion, it will be a series of readjustments and then, they’ll continue “living their lives.”

Normalcy bias is extremely strong in the USA. Normalcy bias explains why so many Jews and other groups didn’t flee Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Normalcy bias explains how America will be living right up until the moment Jesus comes back.

“But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
—Matthew 24:37-39

The churches will be full, people will be watching their nephilim DVDs and reading their latest “study Bibles” and confusing the blessing of the world with the blessings of God.

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
– Romans 1:16

THE GOSPEL

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-4 – (h/t:B)

Christians and the Great Secession – Some guy in the media bewails that conservative Christians are “walling themselves off from secular society.” But seriously: is that really happening or is it the world’s version of a Christian walling himself off?

“How can the reader know when the Corporate Media is lying to him (never mind the fact that the media is Satan’s Mouthpiece Satan is the father of lies)? One easy way to tell is the use of “Why” and “How” in the headlines of an article. When the reader sees “Why?” or “How?” in the headline, what follows will be a fairy tale, a narrative, a bedtime story spun by the media for the benefit of the media’s master.” “Why” usually denotes an on-going narrative; “How” signifies a story line which explains past events.

CONSPIRACY THEORY: When someone gets caught with their hand in the cookie jar, “Conspiracy Theorist!” is one of the more useful things the thief might yell.

TIN-FOIL HAT THEOLOGY

Parts One, Two and Three

IN WHICH A MINION OF JOHN MACARTHUR CONSTRUCTS A THREE-PART PIECE UNDER THE GUISE OF SHOWING CONCERN OVER CHRISTIANS FALLING PREY TO EVIL “CONSPIRACY THEORIES” BUT WHICH IS REALLY A HIT PIECE TO DISCREDIT A MACARTHUR DETRACTOR

“And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.“
—Matthew 24:4

It’s a rare thing when this writer responds directly to a piece on the Internet. There are many pieces and only so much time and so…

But a series of pieces purportedly about “tinfoil hat theology” caught the eye.

One rule learned as a heathen investigative writer: when someone starts throwing around the pejorative “conspiracy theory“–especially when the author serves up a healthy portion of attitude and arrogance as a side dish–it’s time to take notice. That usually signals an attempt to cast aspersions is underway. At the very least, someone is trying to discredit what someone is saying by labeling it a “conspiracy theory.”

And so, Tin Foil Hat Theology, part one was read to see who the unlucky fellow was and what he had stumbled across to deserve not just one piece, but THREE!

And Tin Foil Hat Theology (TFHT) didn’t disappoint: it’s a piece that’s LONG on attitude, name-calling and arrogance and short on Scriptural backing–and that’s just in Part One when the payoff is being set up.

Oh, by the way, we’ll get to the payoff part. If there is any conspiracy afoot here, part three reveals who and what–with a surprise ending! Discrediting an opponent is part of the conspiracy. Get it?

Back to Part One.

There are two other parts to this piece. The author starts Part One off with a bang, wrenching Isaiah 8:12 out of its rightful context to provide a little Scriptural cover for his not-so-novel idea “IF you believe in conspiracies, you are one kooky person!”

And that is an idea that is endlessly promoted by the world: the very phrase “conspiracy theorist” is a worldly one–as is the image of the person wearing a hat made of tinfoil to ward off evil radio waves, sound waves, waves of grain, whatever.

By comparison, the Bible is replete with tales of evil men who do their evil deeds where others cannot see them. The apostle John was good enough to tell us why these evil men did their evil out of the sight of others.

“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved [exposed].”
—John 3:19-20

So, some guy takes a worldly idea, adds some worldly images and then tortures a Bible verse to try and make it seem like what’s he pushing is Christian?

What else is new? The prosperity wolves on TBN perform that trick every day.

Though history is little more than one series of conspiracies after another–writing said history being one of the prizes for the winning side–the author attempts to lump them all together by citing the Manhattan Project. And the Manhattan Project was certainly a large conspiracy.

Involving thousands of people.

Over the years it was operational.

Brought about by the US government.

To manufacture atomic weapons.

Without the American people knowing that such a conspiracy existed.

The author’s assessment?

“Those type of conspiracies are not bad.”

Okay, now that we’re assured the Manhattan Project has this guy’s stamp of approval, we’ll move on.

Like the typical “debunker,” the author lumps in various events which have invited alternative explanations–since the government/Corporate Media’s versions have proved so…let’s see; what’s the word? Untruthful? Unpalatable? Unbelievable? Unaccepted?

Anyway, at about the halfway point, the author finally arrives at his point.

Maybe.

However, it is quite another thing to find men and women who name Christ as their Lord and Savior advocating conspiracy theories. Those folks go beyond being disturbing to grieving my heart.

This writer knows exactly what Tin-Foil Hat Guy means. Every time someone pretends to put a Christian face on what is undoubtedly a worldly piece, with a worldly point-of-view, to achieve a worldly end, it grieves this writer’s spirit to no end.

As a bonus, the article then equates “fundamentalists” and “King James only types” with the word “crank.”

Let’s just be frank: it’s hard to remain meek in the face of such ungodliness.

Tin-Foil Hat Guy could have simply made a case for avoiding the distracting websites which feature fear-mongering 24/7 in the name of Christian preparedness. And while that would have made the piece useful for Christians, it would not have accomplished the real end of the author.

Instead, he chose to serve up a regular mix of allusions, half-truths, and innuendo with some truth. This particular mix has been infamously used by the intelligence services, advertising copy men, the Corporate Media, Satan, politicians, PR firms and a few others plying that same beat.

They all use it because it is effective.

SO LET’S TALK CONSPIRACY

SHHHHH – Conspiracy theorist at work.

Maybe one of the other parts in this series will feature a real Bible verse which actually pertains to an end time conspiracy? One suspects that wouldn’t help the author’s case though. Psalm 2 talks of an end times conspiracy against the Lord and against His anointed (Jesus Christ).

“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.”
— Psalm 2:2-3

Revelation further tells us that these men involved in this “conspiracy” are successful. They subdue every “kindred, tongue and nation”–for a season.

“And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.”
—Revelation 13:7

Maybe Revelation is just one long inspired conspiracy theory. Or maybe the events in Revelation just “happen,” huh? No preparation, no forethought: they just leap into place without any planning; without any men “conspiring” to bring it about?

Here’s the really unnerving part for someone who believes what the Bible says about this evil conspiracy: the perps will LOOK JUST LIKE CHRISTIANS! They’ll act like them and talk the talk. They’ll even write like them!

The only way true believers will know them is when they speak because they’ll speak like their father: the dragon. That’s a dead giveaway.

“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.”
—Revelation 13:11

So according to Tin-Foil Hat Guy–who doesn’t believe in conspiracies (unless they’re building an atomic weapon apparently)–the antichrist machinery just springs into being without the least bit of preparation.

This not only defies Scripture, it flies in the face of events over the last 2000 years. Not too long after Christ resurrected, the apostle Paul wrote:

Does Tin-Foil Hat Guy believes the spirit of lawlessness has stopped working? Is this what the author is trying to say? It appears to be. He appears to be saying “Don’t be concerned about the plans of evil men. You don’t believe in conspiracies, do you? Oh come on! Those guys would never conspire! Are you crazy? You’re smarter than that.”

Did Tin-Foil Hat Guy give any credence to what the Bible said (outside of that lonely out-of-context verse he used as window dressing to start off his piece)? Did the author mention anything about the many plans of evil men the Bible warns about? What about the warnings of Jesus to not be deceived?

Was Jesus just making up those warnings? Maybe instead of “Take heed that no man deceives you” Jesus really meant “Hey, don’t go getting all tinfoil hat on me now!”

No, it’s very doubtful this guy will tackle that issue.

He’s having too much fun knocking over his tinfoil hat-wearing straw men.

There’s something to warning Christians about chasing after false conspiracy theories. There certainly are enough of them–and they’re mostly pumped out by many of the same folk who pump out those everyday narratives (lies) we call the “news.” The media has even owned up and admitted that they write “narratives.” The author could have made his piece about that; that would have been useful.

But that wasn’t what took place in this article. Whether the author was aware of it or not–and there was some skill in the blending of untruth with truth in this piece–he crafted a piece which does little to help the Christian.

Jesus warned repeatedly of deception in the end times. Deception means Satan (the father of lies) and his worker bees in the “mystery of iniquity” will be doing things behind the scenes.

In a manner that is not open for all to see.

What one might even call a “conspiracy.”

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
—Matthew 24:4

Men will deceive in a variety of way; including, but not limited to, referring to the machinations of evil men as “tinfoil hat theology.”

PART TWO: MORE OF THE SAME

CONSPIRACY THEORIST: What to say when someone is saying something that is true and you don’t have anything else to say.

If the reader enjoyed part one of Tin-foil Hat Theology, he is in for a treat! Part Two is more of the same! More invective, more name-calling, more attitude, more snark.

Tinfoil Hat Guy even offers his ideas on web design, which is very thoughtful of him.

By the way, why is it that tin-foil hat theologians tend to promote their conspiracy theories with hideous, seizure inducing websites? Are there no Christian conspiracy people who can put together a decent looking website? Why must they all be bright, hi-liter yellow letters on a brown background with baby-blue flashing link titles and crude, rotating graphics?

Who says you can’t get something for nothing these days?

All levity aside, however, I am personally grieved when I hear of Christians who have succumbed to being influenced by tin-foil hat theologians and their conspiracies. The reason being is because such theology, if we can even call it that, is extremely detrimental to a Christian’s spiritual health.

For some odd reason, when ever Tinfoil Hat Guy gets grieved, this writer becomes grieved as well. But one suspects the grieving is for much different reasons.

There’s not much new here to see. Tinfoil Guy offers his opinions (no Bible verses) and there’s a near-mutiny in the comments section afterward.

PART THREE: THE REASON FOR THE ARTICLES

THE BIG HIT: After the set-up in parts 1 and 2, TFH Guy gets down to business in Part 3.

The author finally gets around to the real reason for his piece in Part Three. He spends over half the piece trying to discredit one Bob Johnson, who writes at a website, The Watchman Wakes in Vain. Mr. Johnson offers some compelling documentation to supplement information which has appeared on Ephesians 511 blog and visa versa.

Both of these websites have documented many ungodly associations and unbiblical pronouncements of one John MacArthur, the pastor at Grace Community Church in sunny California.

Mr. Johnson’s sin seems to be his authorship of The Transformation of John Macarthur’s Grace Community Church, as well as asking Mr. MacArthur some inconvenient questions about his associations–which Tin Foil Guy commented on in Part Three–on more than one occasion. On those occasions, the Grace “security team” made a few appearances.

And now for that surprise ending we promised.

From the About section of Tinfoil Hat Guy’s blog, we know that he is one Fred Butler. Let’s let Fred take it from here:

My name is Fred Butler. I’m a graduate of Arkansas State University and The Master’s Seminary. I currently live in the LA area and work at Grace to You, the radio ministry of John MacArthur, where I have the honor of coordinating and directing the volunteer ministries.

So now we can put a name to Tinfoil Hat Guy: his name is Fred. We can call you Fred, right? One would think by this time we should be on a first-name basis.

Fred jumped through a lot of hoops for John MacArthur.

He penned a three-part series on “conspiracy theories” so that he could pin that label on Bob Johnson in Part Three and try to discredit what Bob has been writing about Fred’s boss.

One would suspect that Fred should be asking for a raise.

We apologize for the lack of Scripture on these last two parts. It’s been hard to answer Fred’s use of Scripture since he hasn’t referred to any since Part One.

NOTE: We would not have been familiar with Bob Johnson except that we stumbled across his site yesterday looking for something completely different. We read with interest a few of his well-documented pieces on John MacArthur.

Until about six months ago, we weren’t all that familiar with MacArthur. Until we heard him preach about those taking the mark of the beast being able to be redeemed.

Johnson also did some good work on Al Mohler. We know. We checked it out and Johnson was right on the money. It was so good that Fred didn’t even try to contest that point. He admitted Johnson’s contentions but claimed “Hey, it doesn’t mean what you think it means!”

Fred declares that Bob Johnson “claimed that Dr. Mohler was some undercover change agent for the United Nations who was tasked to infiltrate churches and destroy them.”

As an extra bonus, Fred launches into a defense of the United Nations.

Actually, after reading Johnson’s claims, there was no mention that Mohler was “undercover.” Just that Mohler would prefer that his associations be kept quiet–as Fred apparently is working to keep his boss’s associations quiet.

Oh, Fred: if you hadn’t been so ham-handed, your piece wouldn’t have stuck out and your attack on Bob Johnson would have likely gone unnoticed.

That’s a tip.

Speaking of conspiracy theories: Fred, you didn’t address this in your piece–and, well, it’s really interesting and it has to do with conspiracy theories–next time you see John could you ask him a few things?

So they took me. And in those days the police weren’t nearly as protective, forensics hadn’t developed to what they had and they didn’t necessarily protect crime scenes. So we went to the motel, up to the landing, saw the blood where Martin Luther King had been shot just hours before by James Earl Ray. I actually went to the little building opposite the motel, went up on the second flood, stood up on the toilet and looked out the window where James Earl Ray had shot him. And I was there at that very, very, very crucial time.

Can you ask your boss how he got into the crime scene where Martin Luther King was shot? How that actually went down since the police testified they had sealed the area “within two minutes?” MacArthur also said he went into the “bathroom” where King’s assassin shot King from. Could you ask him about how he knew from where King was shot since it hadn’t been publicly determined yet?

Thanks!

There’s plenty of Scripture to close with, but how about some worldly advice–for a worldly piece of writing?

“Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive!”
—Sir Walter Scott

UPDATE – 6-27-2014 — A look back through the thousands of links referenced at ETPR shows we referenced one of Bob Johnson’s articles over the last 12 months. Whether it came from another site (highly likely), there is no way of knowing.

While I’m certain that hyper-charismaticism is dangerous, I’m just as certain that hyper-dogmatism is the same. A few years ago, the teacher of a study I was attending, using an analogy from bowling, offered the general advice of steering clear of either gutter (though he didn’t use either of my “hyper-” terms) as I was seeking his input on my concerns over doctrines and practices of another student who was attempting to influence me. Without stating so explicitly, it was obvious he agreed with me that the other individual’s ball fell into the hyper-charismatic gutter. I never forgot that analogy. I eventually left the group over the teacher’s own promotion of others with unorthodox and heretical doctrines of the hyper-charismatic variety (after enjoying a few lunches – my treat – in which I expressed concerns).

This is a bit like saying “Police brutality is a problem, but it’s just as big a problem when the police stop speeders and give them a $20 bill instead of a ticket.”

In the times in which we live, where are these dreaded hyper-dogmatics (If we think of “dogma” in the way the author has presented it: as one end of an Experiential-Word of God spectrum)? Who is it that is such a stickler for the Bible in these last days?

Television is filled with those making a mockery of God’s Word on a 24/7 basis–and that’s just on the “Christian” TV networks.

Hyper dogmatics?

Churches are erecting idols to gods of their own choosing; trampling on the blood of Jesus Christ; preaching gnosticism; elevating experiences over Scripture; seeking after counterfeit spirits; offering a tailor-made Jesus for each pew-sitter: everywhere it seems inconvenient Bible verses are rather easily dismissed–and that’s by the teachers and preachers.

The heresies are coming so fast and thick, it’s hard to keep up with them and when Jesus asked “when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?,” it’s becoming clear it was not a rhetorical question.

Who and where are these hyper-dogmatic boogeymen?

Answer: They are straw men, set up, not so much to be demolished as to counter-balance the behaviors of those taking liberties on the other end of the spectrum; i.e., charismania.

If they did exist they might be unleashed against the popular heresies which have flooded the Church: Emergent, Dominion Theology, Word-Faith, Purpose-Driven Super Seekers, Sci-Fi Eschatology, and yes, charismania.

There are at least two lies in this enticement. Lie number one is that one can “take his fill” of “Loves”, in other words that sexual sin can actually satisfy. There can be no satisfaction in sexual immorality because it is illicit, and not about the future, but only for the fleeting moment. Satan has a minstrel named Mick Jagger who actually got it right in his hit song “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”.

This article is titled, “The Gnostics”. One criticism that has been leveled at my sermons is this. They say: People are turned off from listening to my sermons because I dare to mention names of churches and names of denominations. They say: I should not have to mention names. I should just preach the truth, and after a while people will be able to recognize a false gospel because they have been hearing the truth so many times.

“And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”
—Matthew 6:5

Is it me or does it seem that many pastors are not taking heed to the call to expose false teacher, false doctrine, and false prophets? Is it because it will cause controversy and cause followers to leave their assembly?

Feds invade Nevada ranch, seize cattle– (h/t:B) This made-for-the-media event is supposed to get Americans riled up? Why? The rancher grazes his cattle on government land. Okay. The catch is: he doesn’t want to pay like everyone else. He want a freebie. The government told him he’s not special.

The free-loader rancher’s argument is his family has been getting away with it for the last 144 years. So why should he have to obey the law?

People are choosing up sides?!? And are calling him a “patriot?” The Corporate Media exists to deceive and to manipulate people. It is good at what it does. This story line is proof of that.

Give me a break.

Online Poll: What percentage would vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016? – About the same percentage as a similar poll taken in 2004. That poll placed the number of Americans who “would not vote for Hillary Clinton under ANY circumstances” at 62%. But the Corporate Media’s job is to build Ms. Clinton up to where she appears to be a formidable candidate. So they do.

“Yesterday Hillary Clinton admitted she is thinking about running for president. Though it would be more shocking if she admitted to ever thinking about anything else.”

Meanwhile, Sebelius will fill a place on a board of directors or some similar job, pulling down big bucks and smirking at a system which was designed for this very thing.

77 percent uptick in Food Stamp use – This number will continue to go up as long as the jobs numbers keep going down: the real jobs numbers, not the fake ones the feds use to lullaby Americans to sleep. Then, the “safety net” will crash and chaos will ensue.

===MISCELLANEOUS

Sheriffs warn drug cartel violence spilling across the border – There was a 12-year period from approximately 1996 until 2008 when the Corporate Media was intent on publishing stories which had the object of making Americans angry. There is still a good deal of that going on today. But the main goal of Corporate Media articles today (besides deceiving Americans) is to stir up fear. Fear of the future, fear of the unknown, fear of societal collapse: Fear.

Why are politicians books so terrible? – Because they are not supposed to be read. Few actually read them. The publishers make a big deal of paying the politicians big bucks. The pols pocket the money, pay someone to write the book and then their campaign buys thousands of copies to push the book up the NY Times Bestseller list. This gives the illusion that everyone is reading the book–which they are not–and that the politician is popular–which he is not.

In the end, it’s just a slightly clever way to launder money. The politicians can’t take $4 million out of their campaign funds for their personal use, but if they get paid $4 million for a book advance and buy $5 million worth of books, everyone is happy. The publisher made money, the politician got to pocket some cool cash and the illusion of popularity is achieved. The only losers are any citizens who believe the whole system is on the up-and-up.

Unforgivable? – Making the argument, in spite of Revelation’s clear warnings, that someone can take the mark of the beast and still be forgiven. The argument goes something like this: scripture specifies blaspheming the Holy Spirit as the only unforgivable sin. Therefore, taking the mark is forgivable.

A dire warning to the church, mark of the beast, John MacArthur’s error – Making the argument that the mark of the beast IS blasphemy against the Holy Spirit–which is why the warning is so clear. This writer’s opinion is that this argument could be supported much better than is done in the linked article. However, this is one of the few articles which has covered this aspect of the mark.

Almost always when scripture mentions the mark of the beast, “worship” is included in the same passage. “Blasphemy” is also a common word associated with “mark of the beast” scripture.

Jesus told us that attributing the work of the Holy Spirit to Satan is blaspheming the Holy Spirit. What about attributing the works of Satan to the Holy Spirit? Is that adding to scripture? Or is this also in the scope of what Jesus said?

Since the false prophet and the beast system is all about signs and lying wonders, could attributing the evil works of the spirit of antichrist to the Holy Spirit possibly be blaspheming the Holy Spirit?

“And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.”
—Revelation 14:9-11

The blaspheming of the Holy Spirit as being the only unforgivable sin in a discussion about the mark of the beast is what led to this topic.

Escape from Scientology – Only in America could so many cults thrive under the name of “freedom of religion.” The federal government protects and defends every idol and cult in the world.

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-4 – (h/t:B)

The Church of the Godless – This writer doesn’t believe in the Easter bunny and spends less than 30 seconds per year conversing on the subject. So, why do so many atheists spend so much time talking about something they claim they don’t believe? No wonder so many atheists are angry.

666 ALERT: John MacArthur says that people can take the mark of the beast and still be saved–in direct contradiction to the Bible. [Rev 14:9-11]

American Church Becoming 666-Friendly

DECEPTION IN THE CHURCH in an AGE OF APOSTASY

“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.”
—Revelation 13:16-18

All of the blatant twisting of God’s Word that is occurring in the American church has been elevated to a new level: scripture destruction. One of the latest examples is the position that one can take the mark of the beast and be saved.

(AUDIO) John MacArthur: Take the Mark of the Beast and Still be Saved – This is what happens when teachings are distorted until few can remember what the Bible originally says. Error begets error begets error begets error. Eventually, one ends up with a teaching such as the one here. But to get to this teaching, layer upon layer of false teachings had to be built on a foundation of twisted scripture.

It’s going to get worse–much worse. MacArthur is not the first to say this. The Left Behind series also had an instance of someone “being forced” into taking the mark–and later being saved. There are so many fairy tales masquerading as Christianity. Many are on display in this short five minute audio clip.

“And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.”
–Revelation 14:9-11

Seems pretty clear, huh? Unless you’re a 2013 American Christian, who is used to inventing “escape clauses” for every inconvenient Bible verse. No vagueness, no waffling, no guessing: take the mark and drink of the wrath of God–forever. Maybe John MacArthur will show up in defense of all who take the mark when God judges them? Wonder who will win that debate?

“And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”
–2 Timothy 4:4

In the future, Christians will be buffeted by even more deception and false doctrine than they are now. What’s the answer?

The Bible says one must have a “love of the truth“–not a “love of the convenient” or a “love of comfort” or a “love of what popular teachers teach.” Our God is a loving One. His Word will light your way. Ask for wisdom; He is not stingy.

When God abandons a Nation by John MacArthur – When that happens [God Abandoning a nation], some in the pulpit will preach that one can take the mark of the beast and still be saved–like MacArthur and others are doing. Of course one of the biggest boosts to this doctrine was the Left Behind series, where one of the characters denies Jesus, “is forced” to take the mark and yet does “undercover work for God.”

Yeah, that’s what people will tell themselves: “I’ll do some secret work for God! He’ll understand! I’ll repent! No, wait, I don’t have anything to repent of! He’s a loving God, right?”

In the Left Behind books, “forced” to take the mark means “forced to take the mark to stay alive”–as the Bible says many, many, many people alive at the time will do. The Bible is very clear about this–though men are so used to twisting scripture to fit their needs, it will not be so clear to many.

“And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.”
–Revelation 14:9-11

Look up the word APOSTASY. Where do you suppose we got that word? According to Merriam-Webster, it’s from the

“Middle English apostasie, from Late Latin apostasia, from Greek, literally, revolt, from aphistasthai to revolt.”

And while revolt is being preached in the American media and in many American pulpits, it’s not only a revolt against civil authorities.

It’s a revolt against God.

“And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.”
–1 Samuel 8:7

The work of justifying revolt and rebellion is going on right now at thousands of places, both large and small. Many of the ones undermining scripture think they do God’s work.

“The ends justifies the means.”

Sad. My prayer is that God opens their eyes–of at least one or two–before it is too late.

Here are some more resources on the topic. Not saying that this writer agrees with every single point in every article, but these articles are, on the whole, filled with good information about the mark of the beast.

NORTH KOREA: Some question ‘spy’ claims about Kim’s uncle – Yeah, that sounded a bit fishy here too. Kim Jong Un’s uncle–the second most powerful person in Korea–was suddenly arrested on spy charges and two of his deputies were executed. North Korea is the world’s second country ruled by conspiracy theorists. The first was the USSR under Joseph Stalin.

Socialist senator preparing run for president – It wasn’t so long ago that 56% of Americans surveyed indicated that they would not vote for Hillary Clinton under any circumstances. Now, some of those people have passed and some others may have softened their stance due to the constant Hillary buzz in the Corporate Media. But 56% is a very, very large negative to overcome. So, maybe if a Socialist, two motorcycle gang leaders, a Tea Party guy and someone else gets involved in the race, Hillary can sneak in with 42% of the vote like her husband Bill did? After all, it is a proven formula…

More Americans Believe US Has Become ‘Less Important – This is one of those areas that makes apparent the power of a controlled Corporate Media. It has taken less than 10 years to effect a sea change in Americans’ attitude about the USA. Does the reader think that this was an accident? Ten years ago, if one suggested that the USA was a financially and morally bankrupt country that was headed for an internal rebellion, one would have been called a “crackpot.”

There are some still today who would argue for that label. These are the people who need for the country to move a little further along its path of scheduled self-destruction before their blinders are taken off.

Won’t that provoke anger? Won’t that provoke revolt? One would suspect. One also suspects that’s the very reason when all of that takes place. Of course, there will other things which will infuriate Americans by that time. This will only be one of many outrages…

Is the pope sneaking out the Vatican at night? – Apparently, the pope is not very good at “sneaking” since several news agencies affiliated with the Vatican reported that he was “taking food to the poor.” Don’t know about how sound the pope sleeps at night–but his PR people never sleep.

When God abandons a Nation by John MacArthur – When that happens, some of the ones in the pulpit will preach that one can take the mark of the beast and still be saved–like MacArthur and others are doing. Of course one of the biggest boosts to this doctrine was the Left Behind series, where one of the characters denies Jesus, “is forced” to take the mark and yet does “undercover work for God.”

Yeah, that’s what people will tell themselves: “I’ll do some secret work for God! He’ll understand! I’ll repent! No, wait, I don’t have anything to repent of! He’s a loving God, right?”

In the Left Behind books, “forced” to take the mark means “forced to take the mark to stay alive”–as the Bible says many, many, many people alive at the time will do. The Bible is very clear about this–though men are so used to twisting scripture to fit their needs, it will not be so clear to many.

“And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.”

The work of justifying revolt and rebellion is going on right now at thousands of places, both large and small. Many of the ones undermining scripture think they do God’s work. “The ends justifies the means.” Sad. My prayer is that God opens their eyes–of at least one or two–before it is too late.

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